School-Based Inquiry #1:
Improving Homework
Assignment
School-based Inquiry assignment: submitted November 2004.
2004-11-08:
Improving homework in my primary school: outcomes,
methods and worth of a school-based inquiry.
Notes
These notes record evidence gathered in discussions and by using a questionnaire
sent to parents (three schools completed the questionnaire in slightly different
forms).
2004-01-04:
Governors' thoughts about homework(1)
2004-01-19:
Teachers' thoughts about homework (1)
2004-02-11:
Children's thoughts about homework (1)
2004-03-10:
Governors' thoughts about homework (2)
2004-03-16:
Commentary on discussions about homework (1)
2004-03-20:
Questionnaire for parents (pdf file: may
take a while to download)
2004-03-22:
Teachers' thoughts about homework (2)
2004-04-21:
Parents' thoughts about homework
2004-05-01:
Questionnaire for children (pdf file: may
take a while to download)
2004-05-31:
Parents' questionnaire analysis (1) - St. Nicholas
School
2004-05-31: Parents' questionnaire comments (1)
- St. Nicholas School
2004-05-31:
Parents' questionnaire analysis (2) - 'School
A'
2004-05-31: Parents' questionnaire comments (2)
- 'School A'
2004-05-31:
Parents' questionnaire analysis (3) - 'School
B'
2004-05-31:
Parents' questionnaire comments (3) - 'School
B'
Readings
Additional detail: Cowan, R. & Hallam, S. (1998), What do we know about homework? A Literature Review. Paper given at the Annual Conference of the Education Section of the British Psychological Society, Exeter, September 1998
Another review: Additional findings gleaned from Sharp, C., Keys, W. & Benefield, P. (2001), Homework: A Review of Recent Research. Slough, NFER
